00:00It's time to move on. I gave this thing five seasons. I was really happy to do it.
00:05Kevin Costner is opening up about leaving Yellowstone and revealing why he finally made it official.
00:10Last week, Costner took to social media to confirm that he won't be returning to the beloved Paramount series.
00:15I just realized that I'm not going to be able to continue Season 5B or into the future.
00:23He told fans the realization came after working on his ongoing Western film series, Horizon, an American Saga, for the last year and a half.
00:31Costner also shared this message with his fans.
00:34I love the relationship we've been able to develop, and I'll see you at the movies.
00:38While promoting the first film in his Horizon saga over the weekend, Costner spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about departing Yellowstone and moving on from playing John Dutton.
00:46You just recently announced that you are officially not coming back to Yellowstone. How tough of a decision was that for you to make?
00:52It wasn't tough. It was a necessary decision to say, okay, this is, you know, I don't want to really talk about this anymore.
01:00It's time to move on. I gave this thing five seasons. I was really happy to do it, and I don't need drama, so let's just take that drama away.
01:10Let's take the guessing. The fans have been way too good to me, and my obligation is to go on and continue to make things that mean something to them.
01:20I owe the fans the best movie I can make. If I give up movies and don't want to make any more, that's my business.
01:26But if I choose to make movies, I have the fans right on my shoulder.
01:30And not to cater to them, but to kind of take them in a direction maybe they didn't even think something could possibly go.
01:37So I make them for people. It's not my movie anymore. It's the fans that have supported me. It's for them.
01:45Be sure to stay tuned for more of our interview with Costner, as well as our conversations with the rest of the Horizon cast.
01:58For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
02:01For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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